Brief Life History of Charles Abraham
When Charles Abraham Jaquith was born on 1 March 1818, in Piscataquis, Maine, United States, his father, Isaac Jaquith, was 30 and his mother, Jane Tinkham, was 26. He married Mary Caroline Stratton on 5 April 1860, in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sullivan, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He died on 2 March 1895, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sullivan, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Charles Jaquith, "United States Census, 1860"
- Abraham C. Jaquith, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Charles Jaquith, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1838
Historical Boundaries: 1838: Piscataquis, Maine, United States
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): rare pronunciation of Jaques 1, a Frenchified form of Jakes . Jaqueth and Jaquish are variants of the same surname, reflecting common pronunciations of /s/ in ordinary speech.
Alternatively, perhaps an altered pronunciation of French Jaques 2 or of its regular form Jacques .
History: The American Jaquiths trace their origin to Abraham Jaquith, who died in 1675 or 1676 in Suffolk County, MA. He is believed to have landed in Boston in 1643 with Huguenots from La Rochelle, France; he married Ann(e) Jordan or Jourdain c. 1643. His descendants also bear the surnames Jaqueth and Jaquish. Abraham Jaquith is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America. However, Abraham's surname and those of his descendants are more consistent with an English, rather than a French Huguenot, origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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